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On 5 January 2026, Paul Ian Harding, a Non-executive Director and PDMR of Christie Group plc, exercised options over 18,268 ordinary shares. These shares were transferred from the Christie Group Employee Share Ownership Trust for £0.67 per share, increasing Mr Harding's total holding to 102,203 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 0.39 per cent of the Company's total voting rights.
| Date | 6 Feb 2026 |
| Time | 13:20:01 |
| Category | Director/PDMR dealings |
| ID | 1074S |
6 February 2026
Christie Group plc
("Christie Group" or the "Company")
Director / PDMR Shareholding
Christie Group plc (CTG.L), the leading provider of Professional & Financial Services and Stock & Inventory Systems & Services to the hospitality, leisure, healthcare, medical, childcare & education and retail sectors, has been notified that on 5 January 2026, Mr Paul Ian Harding, Non-executive Director, who is considered to be a person discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMR"), exercised options over 18,268 ordinary shares ("the "Option Shares") .
The Option Shares had been subscribed for by Mr Harding in November 2020 under the Christie Group Save As Your Earn Scheme and have been transferred to Mr Harding by the Christie Group Employee Share Ownership Trust ("ESOT") in accordance with the terms of the scheme for a consideration of £0.67 pence per share for 18,268 Option Shares.
Accordingly, Mr Harding's total holding in the Company, has increased to 102,203 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 0.39 per cent of the total voting rights of the Company. This 0.39 per cent holding excludes those Ordinary Shares held beneficially by Mrs Harding.
The notification below, made in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation, provides further detail.
Notification and public disclosures of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated |
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Name |
Paul Ian Harding |
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Reason for the notification |
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Position/status |
Non-Executive Director |
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Initial notification/ Amendment |
Initial Notification |
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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Name |
Christie Group plc |
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Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted |
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Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code |
Options of Existing Ordinary Shares of 2 pence each ISIN: GB0001953156
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Nature of the transaction |
Exercise of share options |
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Aggregated information |
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Date of the transaction |
05 January 2026
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Place of the transaction |
Outside a trading venue |
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For further information please contact:
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Christie Group plc |
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Dan Prickett |
07885 813101 |
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Shore Capital |
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Patrick Castle |
020 7408 4090 |
Notes to Editors:
Christie Group plc, quoted on AIM, is a leading professional business services group with 32 offices across the UK and Europe, catering to its specialist markets in the hospitality, leisure, healthcare, medical, childcare & education and retail sectors.
Christie Group operates in two complementary business divisions: Professional & Financial Services (PFS) and Stock & Inventory Systems & Services (SISS). These divisions trade under the brand names: PFS - Christie & Co, Pinders, Christie Finance and Christie Insurance: SISS - Venners.
Tracing its origins back to 1896, the Group has a long-established reputation for offering valued services to client companies in agency, valuation services, investment, consultancy, project management, stock audit and inventory management. The diversity of these services provides a natural balance to the Group's core agency business.
For more information, please go to https://www.christiegroup.com/